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Yahoo ’s plan to buy back an additional $5 billion in shares lifted the Web portal’s stock as analysts called it a prudent move.

But speculation that Yahoo could make another big acquisition remained.

In a note to clients, S& P Capital IQ analyst Scott Kessler said he thinks the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Internet giant “will continue investing internally and making acquisitions to help improve its growth prospects.”

Goldman Sachs is meeting with top executives of up-and-coming technology firms in Las Vegas.

The event was reported by TechCrunch, which posted the schedule of the gathering. Among those expected to participate are Robert Hohman, chief executive of Glassdoor, an online jobs and career information site; Jon Steinberg, CEO of the popular social content site BuzzFeed; and Glenn Kelman, CEO of Redfin, a real-estate brokerage site.

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